Download and install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver

Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS is a Bluetooth device. This driver was developed by Atheros Communications. The hardware id of this driver is USB/Vid_0489&Pid_E043; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 7.4.0000.0170 released on 2012-11-27.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Atheros Communications applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 296382 bytes (289.44 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.1 stars by 62183 users.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Installing the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Atheros Communications Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 HS driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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